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U.S. refineries expand to meet stronger demand for diesel
After becoming a net exporter of petroleum just two years ago, the United States is now the world’s largest and is quickly becoming “refiner to the world,” thanks to growing interest in diesel coupled with shrinking demand for gasoline, according to a report from NBC News. “Any companies with refining assets on the Gulf Coast are […]
August 8, 2013
Construction Equipment
Tadano GR-1600XL-2 rough terrain crane delivers 160-ton capacity
Tadano America’s latest is the GR-1600XL-2 rough terrain crane, which offers a 160-ton capacity—the company’s highest in a rough terrain model—and a lot of maneuverability. A 200-foot 6-section rounded boom delivers 201 feet of lifting height with a 185-foot load radius, and is powered by a single telescopic cylinder. A two-stage bi-fold lattice tilt-type jib […]
August 8, 2013
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Chinese SDLG loaders start North American roll out in Sept.; priced 30% below premium machines
Seven Volvo Construction Equipment dealers are poised to begin rolling out two models of the Chinese-made SDLG wheel loader line in North America next month. SDLG, a Volvo subsidiary, will target the 2.4 cubic-yard LG938L and the 4-cubic-yard LG959 at customers owning fewer than five machines, says Al Quinn, SDLG director for North America, in […]
August 7, 2013
Construction Equipment
Shrapnel from Calif. steam power plant implosion injures spectators
Just as the recent and deadly demolition of a Philadelphia building showed us, keeping the chaos of a collapsing building constrained to a particular area requires a lot of focus and planning. And sometimes the focus and the planning just aren’t there. Unfortunately, just a few days ago we received another reminder of this as […]
August 7, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ford details maintenance for CNG/LPG F-150, says truck can be specced for either fuel, plus gasoline, but not both
Earlier this week we posted a news story about Ford’s debut of the first factory spec half-ton pickup capable of running on compressed natural gas and liquid propane gas. A few of you wrote in asking whether these trucks were actually capable of running on both CNG and LPG in addition to gas. To answer […]
August 7, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
Terex AWP to launch online telehandler training this year
Terex Aerial Work Platforms plans to launch an online operator training program for telehandlers by the end of this year, according to a report from KHL’s Access, Lift & Handlers. Terex AWP is still in the process of developing the program which it plans to officially launch at The Rental Show next February in Orlando. […]
August 7, 2013
Construction Equipment
NYC concrete contractor Ferrara Bros. moves to mixer fleet powered by natural gas
Ferrara Bros., a construction company from Flushing, New York has taken delivery of 15 concrete mixers equipped to run on compressed natural gas. The McNeilus Standard ready-mix trucks are powered by Cummins Westport ISL-G CNG engines and configured on a single pusher axle with a gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds. Including its 17 CNG […]
August 6, 2013
Construction Equipment
Drunk Tennessee teen steals a Bobcat because he was “trying to cover his nudity”
Thieves have come up with a lot of reasons for stealing construction equipment. Most want to sell it, others want to use it as part of a grand bank heist scheme. But 19-year-old Joseph Michael Hall’s excuse is our favorite yet. You see, Hall was found Sunday morning driving a Bobcat skid steer down Maynardville Highway […]
August 6, 2013
Technology
Boise State construction management students required to use iPads as tablets become more commonplace on jobsites
Casey Cline, a professor at Boise State University who teaches construction management, calls iPads “essential” to “the new way” of managing projects on the jobsite these days. That’s why, according to a report from the Associated Press, he’s requiring freshman students in his class to use iPads. Before they graduate, Cline wants his students to know […]
August 6, 2013
Construction Equipment
Artist sculpts 12-ton “Phoenix” from construction debris
Artist Xu Bing spent 20 years away from his homeland of China, living and working in New York City. However, when he returned, the China he found was completely transformed. Urban landscapes had appeared with gleaming skylines, symbols of the country’s rapid industrial and socioeconomic evolution. Bing decided to visit a construction site to see […]
August 5, 2013
Construction Equipment
Guided artillery shells obliterate helicopters, a forklift and several cars
Log this one away in the “Friday Fun File,” because there’s no other reason to be posting this other than it’s just plain awesome. Via Jalopnik, he video below shows the Raytheon company’s extremely accurate Excalibur Ib artillery shell turning lots of different vehicles and equipment into dust. The Excalibur is GPS-guided, giving it deadly […]
August 2, 2013
Construction Equipment
Detroit is worth saving: Henry Ford vs. the titans of the Internet
Tuesday marked the occasion of Henry Ford’s 150 birthday anniversary. A week earlier, the city he helped build went bankrupt. In the first half of the 20th Century, Henry Ford and his peers, men like Thomas Edison, John D. Rockefeller and Alexander Graham Bell, pulled millions out of poverty, created a prosperous middle class and […]
August 2, 2013
Business
Timely feedback: Building success in the construction industry with 6 management actions (PART 4)
In my last post, I wrote about my industrial minerals company learning experience and the importance of asking for input. I’ve got another example from that experience I’d like to share. Action No. 5: Provide information and feedback in a timely manner Asking for input before making the decision to undertake the Total Quality Management […]
August 2, 2013
Safety
Train crashes into construction equipment as crew scrambles out of the way
This video is a few years old, but its quickness and shock value haven’t diminished. The footage is from a mounted camera inside a train and shows as it attempts to quickly brake as a construction crew and a few machines appear out of the fog after rounding a bend. You can see a few […]
August 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
Quick Data 8/13: Single-drum compactors
August 1, 2013
Business
Surveys find Americans willing to support 10-cent fuel tax increase to maintain roads
Ever wonder why some research studies show substantial public support for increased fuel taxes and other studies show the opposite? It turns out, it’s all in how you ask the question. Exhaustive proof of that is provided in the Mineta Transportation Institute’s fourth annual survey of public opinion about paying additional taxes to support transportation […]
August 1, 2013
Business
Lester Contracting grows 50% in one year thanks to focus on customer service, training and investments in machine control
Like many who work in construction today, Ken Lester got his start as a teenager working for his father. His father was wise enough to start him as a laborer and let him develop a broad range of skills. He did everything from handling a shovel to welding on the equipment to operating it. After […]
August 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
DEF Jam: Everything you need to know about buying and dispensing Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Ready or not, in the near future you will get to know – and have to manage – a relatively new fluid for your diesel engines. It’s called diesel exhaust fluid, or DEF, and by a few brand names. Although the acquisition, storage and handling of DEF adds another layer of complexity to your fleet […]
August 1, 2013
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